Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
127 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
KSZ058-210915-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
127 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 76 94 69 87 67
TEMP 96 94 84 80 78 76 87 92 93 91 79 75 71 69 78 84 87 85 76 71 69 67
DEWPT 73 74 74 73 71 70 73 69 66 66 63 62 62 61 60 59 59 60 60 59 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 81 41 75 39 79
RH 48 53 72 79 79 82 63 47 41 44 58 64 73 76 54 43 39 43 58 66 70 78
WIND DIR S S S S S W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE E E E E E
WIND SPD 6 6 6 6 5 4 9 11 11 9 8 5 5 5 8 8 9 9 6 5 8 6
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 1 0 1 2 3 9 7 1 2 3 1 2 14 38 6 21 29 24 17 26 69 84
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT 67 20<10<10<10<10 18 36 44 12<10<10<10<10 25 42 48 35<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR SW S S S S W NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE E NE E E E
T WIND SPD 10 11 12 14 12 10 18 17 16 13 13 12 10 10 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 12
SMOKE DISP EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD PR PR PR PR
Heat Y Y Y Y
Date 07/23Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 84 68 87 69 90 72 97 75 97
TEMP 79 83 73 68 82 84 73 70 86 88 76 73 92 95 79 75 93 93
DEWPT 64 66 64 64 69 70 68 66 71 72 70 68 72 71 69 67 70 69
RH 60 57 73 87 65 63 84 87 61 59 82 84 52 46 72 76 47 46
PWIND DIR SE E SE E SE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 OV B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 60 50 40 20 5 0 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-210915-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
127 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 77 91 68 84 64
TEMP 98 96 86 82 79 77 84 88 90 87 77 73 70 68 75 81 83 81 72 69 66 65
DEWPT 72 73 73 72 70 69 69 66 66 64 62 61 59 59 58 56 56 57 59 59 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 76 43 73 40 83
RH 43 48 65 72 74 76 61 48 45 46 60 66 68 73 55 42 40 44 64 70 78 84
WIND DIR SW S S S W NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
WIND SPD 6 6 4 5 5 9 11 11 11 9 6 5 6 5 6 8 9 9 6 5 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC CL CL FW B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%) 2 1 17 17 17 34 14 15 18 34 1 3 13 57 29 29 49 53 62 58 70 92
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM
TSTMS IS IS SC
MIX HGT 65 24<10<10<10<10 17 35 46 22<10<10<10<10 24 40 49 33<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR SW S S S W NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
T WIND SPD 9 10 11 13 11 12 17 16 16 12 11 10 11 10 11 13 12 13 14 12 10 9
SMOKE DISP GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR
Heat Y Y
Date 07/23Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 65 80 66 87 71 94 74 93
TEMP 75 78 69 65 76 78 69 67 83 85 74 72 89 92 79 75 89 90
DEWPT 62 63 63 63 68 68 66 65 70 70 70 68 71 71 70 67 69 68
RH 64 60 81 93 76 71 90 93 65 61 87 87 56 51 74 76 52 49
PWIND DIR SE E E E SE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC CL FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 70 80 50 20 5 0 0 10 5
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC O SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-210915-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
127 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 76 89 65 83 63
TEMP 96 94 85 80 78 76 82 86 88 84 77 72 68 65 75 80 82 78 71 68 65 64
DEWPT 73 73 71 70 68 66 68 66 65 63 60 59 56 56 57 55 55 56 57 57 56 56
MAX/MIN RH 73 45 72 40 76
RH 48 51 63 72 71 71 63 51 47 49 56 64 65 73 54 42 40 47 61 68 73 75
WIND DIR SW S S S N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
WIND SPD 5 4 3 4 5 5 9 10 10 8 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 4 3 3 3
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%) 1 1 28 24 14 25 21 20 9 14 3 6 17 42 27 42 54 61 75 67 78 95
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC NM
TSTMS IS SC
MIX HGT 59 16<10<10<10<10 16 38 45 22<10<10<10<10 24 39 48 28<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR SW S S SW NW NE NE N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
T WIND SPD 9 9 11 13 13 13 16 16 17 12 10 10 9 9 10 12 13 13 11 10 9 9
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR
Heat Y Y
Date 07/23Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 62 78 64 86 69 93 73 91
TEMP 73 76 68 63 74 75 68 66 81 84 72 71 88 91 77 74 88 89
DEWPT 61 61 59 60 66 67 63 62 69 70 67 65 71 71 67 66 69 68
RH 66 60 73 90 76 76 84 87 67 63 84 81 57 52 71 76 54 50
PWIND DIR SE E SE E SE S S S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 60 80 50 10 5 0 0 10 5
RAIN SHWRS NM IS SC O SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-210915-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
127 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 75 88 65 82 63
TEMP 96 94 85 81 78 75 82 86 87 84 76 71 67 65 74 79 82 78 70 67 65 64
DEWPT 73 74 72 70 68 66 67 64 63 62 59 57 55 55 54 52 53 54 56 56 55 55
MAX/MIN RH 76 44 70 37 73
RH 48 53 65 69 71 74 61 48 45 48 56 61 65 70 50 39 37 43 61 68 70 73
WIND DIR SW S S SW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
WIND SPD 6 5 6 9 6 5 10 12 12 10 5 4 4 3 5 6 8 6 4 3 4 4
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%) 1 14 28 16 32 42 16 33 14 7 8 1 7 34 23 53 58 73 78 68 86 94
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC
TSTMS SC
MIX HGT 56 14<10<10<10<10 17 40 45 14<10<10<10<10 22 43 47 24<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR SW S S SW N NE N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
T WIND SPD 10 9 10 14 12 11 13 16 17 12 9 10 9 8 9 12 13 10 8 6 9 8
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR
Heat Y Y
Date 07/23Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 62 76 64 85 69 93 73 91
TEMP 74 75 67 63 74 75 67 65 82 84 72 71 88 91 77 74 88 89
DEWPT 58 58 59 60 64 64 63 61 67 69 67 66 70 71 68 66 68 67
RH 57 55 75 90 71 69 87 87 61 61 84 84 55 52 74 76 52 48
PWIND DIR SE E SE E SE S S S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 80 60 20 0 0 0 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC O NM IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product:
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH or MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED; BK = BROKEN; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
K..............SMOKE
F..............FOG
COVERAGE...
IS.............ISOLATED
SC.............SCATTERED
NM.............NUMEROUS
O..............OCCASIONAL
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
WD.............WIDESPREAD
D..............DEFINITE
AR.............AREAS
PA.............PATCHY
MIX HGT(HUNDREDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
EXAMPLE: 35 = 3500 FEET; <10 = LESS THAN 1000 FOOT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISP(CAT(KT-FT))...................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS